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Romance scams, tech support fraud, phishing attacks, and everyday consumer deceptions analyzed with real victim stories and FBI data

MLM & Business Scams

The Instagram Dream Sellers: How MLM Predators Hunt Your Friends

A smiling, glamorous influencer poses in front of a luxury car, holding a phone displaying an aggressive MLM recruitment message. The image has "FAKE SUCCESS" overlaid, highlighting the deceptive nature of Instagram MLM scams.

Your friend’s Instagram success story is probably a lie. Behind those beach photos and luxury cars lurks a predatory MLM scheme hunting its next victim. The fake millionaires are weaponizing your trust, and they’re coming for your wallet next.

BBO
October 15, 2025

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MLM & Business Scams

Dropshipping Course Frauds: Fake Success Stories Exposed

A woman staring at a Shopify dashboard with tears in her eyes, reflecting financial losses caused by dropshipping course frauds.

They flaunt success screenshots and dream lifestyles. But in dropshipping course frauds, most students lose money, not gain it. This exposé reveals the human cost behind the hype.

BBO
October 15, 2025

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MLM & Business Scams

Amazon FBA Course Scams: Why Guru Programs Don’t Work

A victim stares at a fake guru on screen, symbolizing the horror behind Amazon FBA Course Scams and online money traps.

They promised freedom, wealth, and passive income. Instead, students woke to overdrafted accounts and broken dreams. This is the haunting reality behind Amazon FBA Course Scams — a billion-dollar fantasy built on fear, greed, and expertly packaged lies.

BBO
October 15, 2025

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MLM & Business Scams

Work From Home Scams: Envelope Stuffing & Data Entry Fraud

A worried woman prepares envelopes labeled “Training Kit” and “Starter Fee,” symbolizing classic Work From Home Scams promising easy money for small fees.

They promised easy money from home — just a few hours a day, a few envelopes to stuff, a few forms to type. But what victims found instead was a nightmare: drained accounts, stolen identities, and years of silence from the shadows that took everything.

BBO
October 14, 2025

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MLM & Business Scams

Essential Oils MLM Scams: DoTerra & Young Living Truth

A split image contrasting a smiling woman happily holding an essential oil bottle with the same woman looking distressed amidst unsold oils and "REJECTION" letters, depicting the false hope versus harsh reality of essential oils MLM scams.

They sell hope in a bottle. They talk Diamond rank and big checks. But essential oils MLM scams hide brutal math: most distributors lose money, not make it. The truth behind DoTerra & Young Living is darker than their images.

BBO
October 14, 2025

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MLM & Business Scams

Amway Income Disclosure: Real Math Behind “Diamond” Success

A graphic representation of an MLM pyramid where the top 1% is golden and tiny, and the massive bottom 99% is cracked and filled with struggling figures, reflecting the truth of Amway income disclosure.

They show flashy “Diamond” checks. They promise hundreds of thousands. Yet Amway income disclosure reveals most people make under $1,000 before expenses. The dream hides a darker truth.

BBO
October 14, 2025

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Tech & Social Media Scams

Tech Support Scams: Microsoft/Apple Impersonators Exposed

A terrified elderly woman on the phone with a tech support scammer, who is represented by a shadowy hacker figure with a glowing digital lock.

The Call That Stole $12,000 The phone rang. Caller ID said “Microsoft…

BBO
October 12, 2025

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Romance & Identity Fraud

Crypto Romance Scams: Real Cases of Love + Loss

A couple embraces in a romantic scene, but the field is filled with tattered red flags, symbolizing the many warning signs of an online dating scam.

$2.6 Billion. That’s how much victims lost to romance scams last year alone. How can you be sure your new online love isn’t a predator in disguise? Here are the 8 red flags you absolutely need to know

BBO
October 10, 2025

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The Shocking $4 Billion OneCoin Scam: Where is the Vanishing Cryptoqueen

OneCoin event with Ruja Ignatova on stage, promoting the scam as "The Bitcoin Killer".

OneCoin was a $4 billion Ponzi Scheme led by “Cryptoqueen” Dr. Ruja Ignatova. Discover the secrets of her disappearance, the massive fraud, and the ongoing global manhunt.